The Labor enquirer., 1887-01-01
The World I'm a Column.


Bishop O'Dwyer of the Catholic dio.
cese Of Limerick, r plying to day to an
address from the Limerick Corporation
said he thought il was his duty to re-
strain the ardor Of the reformers. not to
stimulate them.-Dspatch.
AMSTERDAM, Dec. 24.-The court ofsp
peals has affirmed the sentence Of the
Socialists Fortuyn aud Vanderfort to six
months imprisonment
PITrsBURG, Dec. 14.-A Greenville,
Pennsylvania, special SAYS: "A union
has been formed here by domestic SER
wants for the urpose of advancing the
wages so cents week. ANY girl refus.
ing to join The union Is to be bovcotted,
as are also merchants who refuse to pay
the higher wages The girls are united
in the movement and so far have gained
their point. The movement is looked
upon with considerable amusement, but
10 one seems inclined to oppose the
girls"
COLUMBIA, s. c., Dec. 2l.-The judici-
ary committee have submitted an ad-
verse report on the labor contract bill
recently passed by the senate, and this
hill takes Its place at the foot of the
house calendar. This virtually post
pones the matter until the next session.
The bill was blow aimed directly at
the Knights of Labor, and practically
prevented the organization of the me-
groes in this state. It's passage in the
senate created considerable stir among
the knights In this state and elsewhere
In a leader the News and Courier ap-
posed its passage, as it considered the
bill II firebrand.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 24.-The engin-
eets, Gremen, train hands and coal
beavers employed by the Reading Rail.
road company at the coal wbarves at
Port Richmond. who have been dissatis' !
fled over the recent new rules Of the
company, and who returned to work
Yesterday, again struck this morning,
an trains were reported as badly
blocked between the Falls Of the SchuyiS
kill and Port Richmond. Nine schoon-
ers are lying in the docks waiting to re-
ceee their cargoes of coal, and from the
presen, indications, they will not be
loaded for some time.
LOUISVILLE. Kentucky, Dec. 4.-The
strike of brakemen on the Louisville x
Nashville railroad remains in statuLquo,
aud the trains still stand in the yards
witha few that were made up since
then. The road issued an utimatum to
the strikers last night reQyising them to
report for duty by o'clock to-day or
consider themselves discharged and call
for their time. This the strikers ig-
nored. and the road officials will en-
b deavor TO hire new men, but thus far
they have not been able to start train.
No trouble has occurred.
General Manager Harahan saws he
will certainly not discharge Superinten-
dent Downs, as demanded by the men,
nor will he reinstate the two discharged
hrakemen. The switch and yard men
sympathise with the brakemen, and to-
night they discussed the advisability of
going out, but without result B th
sides are firm. ..,-r
The Wesleyan Methodist" calls labor
unions "the dark dens Of secret demon.
ism"
Ngw YoRK, Dec 24-About 100 silk
color deyers of the Weldmann estabr
Iishment in Patterson struck Yesterday
morning on question of hours of work.
This number includes about one-quarter
Of the entire force employed in the
works. There is every probability that
the trouble will be settled in a day
orso.
ST. PErEmBuRa. Dec. 2s.-The gov
eminent has discovered the existence Of
an extensive Nihilist organization the
members Of which are principally work
men in the large factories in this city, 10
Moscow and in Vladimir. Many mem
bers of the organization have been ar
rested.
BERLIN, Dec. 26.-LetterS from several
Socialists Of this citv say that even the
possession Of prohibited publication Is
deemed sufficient cause for arrest, with
cut proof that the person arrested ID
connected with secret society. The
official press defends the present meas
ures on the ground that discoveries
have been made of An psrchist plots In
the industrial centers. They say that
since the murder of Officer Rumpf by
Lieske the police Of Frankfort have
traced the ramitcations Of the Anarch
lists conspiracy to those centers. Min
lister Won Puttkamers circular dir sctinl
the authorities TO prosecute all persons
found circulating forbidden publications
Is construed by the police to include
those persons who circulate such works
without knowledge Of their contents
The progressive papers declare that Il
the law is Applied as Herr Won Puttka'
mer directs the liberty Of the press
throughout Germany will besuppresssd